December 6
1986 Sleepy Floyd (GS) had 41 points, the 26th time a Mavs opponent had
40+ points and the 1st of 2 times Floyd had 40+ points against
Dallas.
1994 David Robinson (SA) had 42 points, the 39th time a Mavs opponent
had 40+ points and the 1st of 2 times Robinson had 40+ points
against Dallas.
1995 The NBA disqualified Roy Tarpley for violating his terms of his
aftercare agreement.
1999 Steve Nash received another cortisone injection in his sprained
right ankle and had the ankle placed in a cast. He was out until
1/22/00 due to the injury.
1999 A judge in Chicago issued an arrest warrant for Leon Smith. Smith
checked himself into a psychiatric ward in a Dallas hospital over
the weekend. Smith's bond slip from 12/3/99 stated that he was
not to leave the area, thus the arrest warrant for for leaving
Chicago without permission.
1999 Suspended Leon Smith indefinitely.
2002 Eduardo Najera underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. He
would miss the next 29 games due to the surgery.
2002 Lead by 30 points in the 3rd quarter but collapsed as the Lakers
won 105-103, the largest lead lost in team history.
2003 The NBA fined Don Nelson $7,500 for criticizing the refs. Nelson
questioned how the refs would treat Danny Fortson following
Fortson's flagrant foul and said that the refs still treat Eduardo
Najera different as a result of Najera's inadvertent bump of a ref
the previous season.
2004 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and Gilbert Arenas (Was) as Players of
the Week. Nowitzki averaged 34.7 points and 12 rebounds as Dallas
went 2-1.
2007 Activated Devean George and placed Maurice Ager (no injury) on
IL. George had been on IL for 36 days (19 games) with a left
foot stress reaction. Ager would be activated 2 days (1 game)
later.
2012 Activated Jared Cunningham and placed Rodrigue Beaubois (injured
finger) on IL. Cunningham (no injury) was on IL for 1 day (1
game). Beaubois was activated 2 days (1 game) later.
2015 Devin Harris left the Washington game during the 2nd quarter with
bruised ribs and did not return. He would miss the next game due
to the injury.
Games
Record: 9-7 (home: 3-3 [includes 1 loss in Mexico City], road: 6-4)
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1980 L @Atlanta 104-110 -6 LaGarde 26 LaGarde 8 Collins 25
Game #28, current record: 3-25, streak: lost 10; final record: 15-67
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1983 L @Kansas City 103-112 -9 Aguirre 38 Aguirre 11 Olberdin 26
Game #18, current record: 13-5, streak: lost 1; final record: 43-39
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1984 W @New York 112-83 +29 RB/DH 18 Vincent 10 Orr 28
Game #20, current record: 10-10, streak: won 1; final record: 44-38
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1986 W @Golden State 109-104 +5 Blackman 22 SP/RT 10 Floyd 41
Sleepy Floyd had 41 points, the 26th time a Mavs opponent had 40+
points and the 1st of 2 times Floyd had 40+ points against Dallas.
Game #18, current record: 12-6, streak: won 1; final record: 55-27
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1994 W @San Antonio(OT) 124-121 +3 Mashburn 34 Jones 17 Robinson 42
David Robinson had 42 points, the 39th time a Mavs opponent had 40+
points and the 1st of 2 times Robinson had 40+ points against Dallas.
Game #14, current record: 8-6, streak: won 1; final record: 36-46
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1995 L @Philadelphia 87-108 -21 Mashburn 22 Popeye 15 Maxwell 25
Game #17, current record: 6-11, streak: lost 3; final record: 26-56
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1997 L Houston 106-108 -2 Finley 35 Finley 7 Barkley 19
played in Mexico City
Shawn Bradley did not play due to a torn left calf muscle (the 4th of
14 games he would miss due to the injury).
Game #18, current record: 5-13, streak: lost 1; final record: 20-62
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2000 W New York 94-85 +9 Finley 21 Nowitzki 14 Camby 18
Eduardo Najera did not play due to a sprained ankle (the 3rd of 3
games he would miss due to the injury).
Game #20, current record: 12-8, streak: won 1; final record: 53-29
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2002 L @LA Lakers 103-105 -2 Van_Exel 25 Nowitzki 12 Bryant 27
Lead by 30 points in the 3rd quarter but collapsed as the Lakers
out-scored Dallas 67-39 the rest of the game, the largest lead
lost in team history.
Game #19, current record: 17-2, streak: lost 1; final record: 60-22
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2003 W Orlando 110-97 +13 Walker 24 Walker 16 TMcGrady 27
Dirk Nowitzki did not play due to a sprained right ankle (the 5th of 5
games he would miss due to the injury).
Game #20, current record: 13-7, streak: won 1; final record: 52-30
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2004 L Detroit 85-101 -16 Nowitzki 27 Dampier 14 CBillups 24
Game #19, current record: 12-7; streak: lost 1; final record: 58-24
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2005 W @Indiana 84-75 +9 DNowitzki 31 DNowitzki 11 JO'Neal 25
Jason Terry did not play due to a strained right hamstring (the 1st of 2
games he would miss due to the injury.
Jamaal Tinsley (Ind) did not play.
Indiana shot 23-67 FG.
Game #18, current record: 13-5; streak: won 3; final record: 60-22
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2007 L Denver 109-122 -13 DNowitzki 32 DNowitzki 12 AIverson 35
Game #20, current record: 12-8; streak: lost 2; final record: 51-31
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2008 W Atlanta 100-98 +2 DNowitzki 24 DN/ED 11 JJohnson 32
Antoine Wright did not play, the 3rd of 3 games he would miss due to a
strained left groin.
Game #19, current record: 11-8; streak: won 4; final record: 50-32
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2012 W @Phoenix 97-94 +3 OMayo 23 EB/CK 7 MM/GD 15
Dallas led by 2 points with 50 seconds left and Goran Dragic (Pho)
missed an open layup with 15 seconds left and Dallas hit 8-8 FT to
seal the win.
Chris Kaman left the Phoenix game midway through the 4th quarter
with a sprained left ankle and did not return. He would not
miss any other games due to the injury.
Shawn Marion left the Phoenix game during the 3rd quarter with a
right groin strain and did not return. He would miss the next 2
games due to the injury.
Game #19, current record: 9-10; streak: won 1; final record: 41-41
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2015 W @Washington 116-104 +12 WMatthews 36 RFelton 10 JWall 28
Wesley Matthews had 36 points (including 28 in the 2nd half)
including 10-17 3-pointers - tying the team record for most
3-pointers made.
Devin Harris left the game during the 2nd quarter with bruised
ribs and did not return. He would miss the next game due to the
injury.
Chandler Parsons (rest), JaVale McGee (rest), and Dwight Powell
(sore knee) did not play in the game [1st night of a
back-to-back].
Game #21, current record: 12-9; streak: won 1; final record: 42-40